1974 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1974 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Baudouin[1]
- Prime Minister: Edmond Leburton (to 25 April); Leo Tindemans (from 25 April)
Events
- 23 January – Fire at boarding school in Heusden kills 23 teenagers.[2]
- 10 March – 1974 Belgian general election
- 24 June – Robert-Joseph Mathen becomes Bishop of Namur
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Jacques Cuisinier's Brusilia building in Schaerbeek completed (begun 1970)
Births
- 19 October – Peter Evrard, singer, winner of Idool 2003
- 14 November - Sofie Merckx, politician[3]
Deaths
References
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Kizzy Van Horne (23 January 2014). "'Deze ramp mag nooit vergeten worden". Het Nieuwsblad.
- ^ "Les Députés: Sofie Merckx" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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